Bratton and de Blasio on Brooklyn’s new pot policy

[hrmjustin]

Azi Paybarah

Police commissioner Bill Bratton said on Wednesday that his office has "had no discussions” with the Brooklyn district attorney about a new policy that would no longer prosecute first-time offenders for small amounts of marijuana.

The proposal was outlined in a confidential memo sent by the Brooklyn district attorney, Ken Thompson, to the New York Police Department, according to the New York Times.

The memo says “there will be a presumption that such case will be immediately dismissed” if a defendant has no prior criminal record and is arrested for possessing a small amount of marijuana, and “the police will be directed to destroy the defendant’s fingerprints.”

Asked about the policy at a press conference outside City Hall, Bratton initially said he prefers to keep ongoing policy discussions “confidential.”

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2014/04/8544171/bratton-and-de-blasio-brooklyns-new-pot-policy?top-featured-1

[Scuba]

1. I wonder how the police will interpret "destroy the defendant's fingerprints"???

[hrmjustin]

2. Great point.